The Last Inning (Feb. 15, 2021): Spotlighting Impact Gold 18U – Rodriguez, Snow Bombs, Glowing Whales & More!

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Here’s our TLI for Friday, Feb. 12, 2021…

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EXTRA ELITE EIGHTY 18U CLUB RANKINGS SPOTLIGHT

TLI will be taking a look at some of the top teams in the country that made the Extra Elite Eighty 18U Club Rankings. Today the spotlight is on …

IMPACT GOLD NATIONAL-RODRIGUEZ
Extra Elite Eighty 18U Club Ranking: 65th
Head Coach: BRIANNA RODRIGUEZ
2020 Summer Record: 40-13-3
2020 Fall Record: 22-13 with a Top 6 finish at the TFL fall championships, 3rd at Impact Gold Fall Invite, 1st in its pool at Ronald McDonald Showcase and 2nd at North Texas Shootout.
Has your team earned an invite or qualified to PGF Nationals or the Alliance Fastpitch Championship Series: Not yet.

Returners:

• Houston-bound Emma Robertson (2021, C/UT hit .413 with 13 HRs and 39 RBIs this fall)
• Houston-bound Baylea Myers (2021, SS/UT, a team leader)
• Kansas-commit Presley Limbaugh (2022, OF/UT, hit .562 in the fall and had 102 singles last summer)
• Texas State-commit Kamden Hutton (2022, 3B/OF/P, btted .434 with 47 RBIs in the fall)
• Northwestern State-bound Vivica Hernandez (2021, CF)
• Northwestern State-bound Haley Parker (2021, P/1B)
• Lamar-bound Maya Mongelli (2021, 3B/P/C, hit nine HRs and drove in 48 runs in the summer)
• Lamar-bound Haila Linton (2021, P)
• Lubbock Christian-bound Courtney Harrell (2021, OF/P)
• Lubbock Christian-bound Chloe Jones (2022, P)
• Kayla Olthouse (2022, P/OF)
• Tyler Community College-bound Dafne Mercado (2021, C/2B)

Newcomers:

• Texas A&M Corpus Christi-bound Paoli Baez (2021 MIF/UT, hit .418 with five HRs and 24 RBIs in the fall)
• Roxy Thompson (2023, OF/UT)
• Ashlynn Griffith (2021, OF, a 2.7 home-to-first)
• Penn-bound Payton Bean (2021, P/SS/UT, a riseball pitcher with speed that moves the ball effectively)

*** Scroll down for more in today’s TLI including the strength of the Impact verbals and birthday wishes to a top club

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